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Deer · Areas 78, 79, 80, 81 · Type 3

Hunt type: Any deer · WGFD description: ANY WHITE-TAILED DEE
Last checked: draw reports 2026-10-23 · season regulations 2026-11-03 · Sources: WGFD Ch. 6 regulation · WGFD draw odds reports

Drawn together: Areas 78, 79, 80, 81 — one license valid in all of these areas; WGFD lists the draw results under Area 78.

Map of Deer · Areas 78, 79, 80, 81 · Type 3

Black outline = hunt areas of this license; thin gray = neighbouring hunt areas.
Hunt-area boundaries: WGFD DeerHuntAreas GIS layer. Basemap © OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. GIS overview only; the WGFD regulation text governs.

Season dates (2026)

Special archery datesRegular season datesLimitations
Sep. 1 – Sep. 30Oct. 1 – Dec. 31Any white-tailed deer

Commission quota: 50 (total licenses for this hunt set in regulation; WGFD’s draw reports split licenses across resident / nonresident / special pools, so per-pool draw numbers on this site will not add up to this total in a simple way). Source: WGFD Commission Regulation Ch. 6, Mule Deer and White-tailed Deer Hunting Seasons (2026), PDF p. 9. Last checked 2026-11-03.

Draw odds (2026, first choice)

Applicants & licenses (2026)

PoolLicenses1st choice2nd3rdRatio estimateSource
nonresident · regular · random · Any deer2081n/aWGFD PDF
nonresident · special · random · Any deer1000n/aWGFD PDF
resident · regular · all · Any deer3551442668.6%WGFD PDF
nonresident · landowner · random · Any deer2000n/aWGFD PDF
resident · landowner · all · Any deer40500100.0%WGFD PDF

Nonresident landowner · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF

PointsLicenses leftIssued1st-choice appsSuccess (WGFD)
< 1800100.00%
0800100.00%

Nonresident regular · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF

PointsLicenses leftIssued1st-choice appsSuccess (WGFD)
1833100.00%
< 1500100.00%
0511100.00%

Nonresident special · any deer preference point draw (2026) WGFD PDF

PointsLicenses leftIssued1st-choice appsSuccess (WGFD)
< 1300100.00%
0300100.00%

Draw odds PDFs: https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33875/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33880/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33881/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33882/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33883/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33884/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33885/download?inline · https://wgfd.wyo.gov/media/33886/download?inline

Trend & 2027 outlook

Estimate based on past WGFD draw results, not a WGFD prediction. Straight-line fit through every year with data (needs 3+ years). 2027 quotas are not set yet; quota changes and new regulations can change everything.

Nonresident · landowner

  • Points for a sure draw: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3)
  • Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
  • 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 2 (2026)

Nonresident · regular

  • ↓ Points for a sure draw: 2 (2021) → 
 → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 0 pts
  • Odds: no 2026 value (last 2024) — no 2027 outlook (random-draw share)
  • 1st-choice applicants: 2 (2021) → 0 (2022) → 2 (2023) → 4 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 1 (2021) → 2 (2022) → 2 (2023) → 2 (2024) → 2 (2025) → 2 (2026)
Points needed by year, 2027 estimate dashed
2021: 222022: 002023: 112024: 222025: 002026: 002027 estimate: about 0estimate2021202220232024202520262027
Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed
2021: 50%50%2023: 100%100%2024: 50%50%202120232024

Nonresident · special

  • Points for a sure draw: no 2026 value (last 2025) — no 2027 outlook
  • Odds: not enough history (0 yrs; need 3) (random-draw share)
  • 1st-choice applicants: 0 (2021) → 0 (2022) → 0 (2023) → 0 (2024) → 0 (2025) → 0 (2026); licenses: 0 (2021) → 1 (2022) → 1 (2023) → 1 (2024) → 1 (2025) → 1 (2026)
Points needed by year, 2027 estimate dashed
2022: 002023: 002024: 552025: 002022202320242025

Resident · landowner

  • → Odds: 100% (2024) → 100% (2025) → 100% (2026), 3 yrs · 2027: likely about 100%
  • 1st-choice applicants: 7 (2024) → 8 (2025) → 5 (2026); licenses: 40 (2024) → 40 (2025) → 40 (2026)
Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed
2024: 100%100%2025: 100%100%2026: 100%100%2027 estimate: about 100%estimate2024202520262027

Resident · regular

  • ↑ Odds: 24% (2021) → 
 → 47% (2025) → 69% (2026), 6 yrs · 2027: likely about 69%
  • 1st-choice applicants: 68 (2021) → 80 (2022) → 79 (2023) → 81 (2024) → 68 (2025) → 51 (2026); licenses: 16 (2021) → 30 (2022) → 34 (2023) → 33 (2024) → 32 (2025) → 35 (2026)
  • ⚠ Quota changed 32 → 35 from 2025 to 2026 — a quota change can break the trend.
Odds (%) by year, 2027 estimate dashed
2021: 24%24%2022: 38%38%2023: 43%43%2024: 41%41%2025: 47%47%2026: 69%69%2027 estimate: about 69%estimate2021202220232024202520262027

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